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Paul ‘ 01 and Colleen (Kapler) ’01 Warner

Married in 2006 The Story: Met our Freshman year in English class with Mr. Franks. The first date: We went to homecoming sophomore year and started dating shortly thereafter. Piux X impact today: We had a great high school experience and want these same experience for our 4 boys and baby girl due in April […]

Marissa ’13 & Fletcher ’13 Zornes

Married in 2018 The Story: Our families have always been intertwined. Fletcher’s grandfather delivered my siblings and I at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, and my mom would always bake her special Christmas sugar cookies for the Zornes boys. We met in the first grade as students at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ grade school. Our

Jordan ’14 & Josh Borzekofski ’13

Married in 2017 The Story: We met though the Pius Trap Club when I was a junior and Josh was a senior. He started talking to me and we have been together ever since! The first date: When Josh asked me out on a date one evening at trap practice Piux X impact today: I

Toni Essay (Worster) ’73 & Jim Essay ’73

Married in 1978 The Story: Our first date was the Prom at the end of our Senior year. We’ve been dating ever since 😜 I think we first started to notice each other during Senior Religion Class. Pius X impact today: It’s especially great when we have a class reunion. We have helped organize our

Shelby Chapelle ’13 and Aaron Lafler ’13

Married in 2020 The Story: We met on the junior trip to DC. Aaron asked me to senior prom. Only after I had asked around to three different people at school if they would go to prom with me. Finally a friend was able to contact Aaron while he was out fishing and told him

Mike ’91 and Laura (Schultz) ’91 Haley

Married in 1997 The Story: We met in HS but never dated. I actually almost asked her to prom senior year, but I didn’t have the nerve! After our sophomore year in college, we both worked at East Park in the summer and ran into each other. I asked her out for frozen yogurt and

Jamie ’95 and Andy ’95 Jakub

Married in 2001 The Story: We met in Mr. Scheffler’s sophomore speech class. It’s nerve racking enough to have to stand up and give a speech in front of classmates. Andy would make faces and do whatever he could during my speeches to embarrass me or trip me up. I apparently liked that! Our first

Marie ’95 and Jeff ’94 Jarrett

Married in 1998 The Story: We had the same Spanish I class. I would always catch him staring at me. 😉 We didn’t really talk that much but we had mutual friends. There wasn’t ever an exact moment or even being asked “to go out” together. Jeff asked me to homecoming, my sophomore year his

Melissa Ostlund-Helmink ’97 & Brad Helmink ’97

Married in 2001 The Story: Brad and I met for the first time in the freshman hallway (which continued to be our classes hallway until senior year much to our chagrin…..moving hallways was a right of passage at Pius!). Anyways, we met probably within the first week or so of school. He was a jokester,

Robert ’54 and Charlotte Crosby ’57

Married in 1961 The story: “It was 1959 and I just got out of the Army and returned to Lincoln. It was Saturday and I thought I would go to confession at Cathedral. As I was saying my penance, I noticed a good looking girl a couple pews in front of me. She kind of

Chris (Studnicka) ’75 & Kelly McGovern ’75

Married in 1977 The story: We met at St. Teresa grade school in 7th grade when Chris moved to Lincoln from Iowa. We had our first kiss in 8th grade. We dated off and on throughout high school. We attended all 4 Turnabout dances and also both Junior/Senior proms. Our relationship flourished at the end

Ann ’69 & Nick ’69 Cusick

Married 1972 The story: Nick moved to Lincoln from Fremont the summer before our Jr. year and was in several classes with me and starting hanging around with our “Student Council Group”. We even had an office on the west end of the 2nd floor! On April 6th, 1969, Easter Sunday, 4 of the guys

Paul and Rosemary Reinsch

Paul and Rosemary Reinsch were honored as Distinguished Stewards in 2019 for demonstrating exemplary commitment to Pius X High School, serving as role models to our community and as leaders in fulfilling the Pius X mission, and for generously sharing their time, talent and treasure. Parishioners of Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Paul and Rosemary

1973-74 Boys Basketball

Coach Don Kelley’s third trip to the state tournament came with an experienced group of returning players in Pat Anderson, Jim Hamersky, Artie Aksamit, and John Magsmaen. The Bolt cagers defeated Ashland, Plattsmouth, and Nebraska City to earn a trip to the state tournament while several players battled the flu. If stomachs were troubled in

1978 Boys Cross Country

Three All-City runners paced Coach O’Boyle’s championship team. Jerry Spethman broke the tape at districts and Mark Cuddy, Shawn Kelley, Peter Morin, and Fred Stuart also logged Top 15 finishes to earn Pius X the district championship. Spethman went on to earn 5th place at the state meet with followed by Cuddy (12th), Kelley (22nd),

Nick Heiser

Heiser completed one of the most unique Hall of Fame careers in Pius X athletic history. He earned multiple varsity letters in four different sports and won state championships in three different sports. Heiser embarked on his hall of fame career by winning state championships in tennis in 1996 and 1997. The following year he

P.J. Grosserode

Grosserode represented a commitment to success on the track that lasted for decades during and after his career at Pius X. The ten-time All-City selection set six school records and earned five state championships en route 11 total medals at the state track meet. Grosserode was named a USA Track & Field All American in

Carmen (Easley) Sanchez

Carmen (Easley) Sanchez had a highly decorated volleyball and basketball career at Pius X. Hailing from a family of student-athletes, Carmen developed a love for competition at an early age. She was also surrounded by talented teammates and coaches who helped her achieve the highest honors in sports. During her junior year at Pius X, Carmen

Gary Walker

Walker participated in football, basketball, and baseball before graduated from Pius X in 1969. He played quarterback and excelled in baseball and still holds the highest single season scoring average in Pius X basketball history.  Walker enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on a baseball scholarship and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in

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